"I'll vote Remain because Michael Gove will resign if they win."

So many people on social media have made reference to public figures that I'm wondering how much actual thought is going into their decision. Eg. Michael Gove will resign if Remain win or some other politician says this so I'll go the other way just to spite them.

This decision will outlast the current government and many of the people on both sides of the campaign. I do worry that people are being short sighted. Sure the same thing happens at election time but at least that's only a relatively short term decision.

It's a shame this campaign has been all about personalities, not issues. People voting one way or the other to spite Messrs Cameron, Johnson, Gove, etc. It looks like the habits for general elections are well-established on both sides: the politicians do the campaigning to make their opponents look stupid, rather than focussing on the issues; and people vote thinking mostly about who they want to see fall.

Voting one way or the other based on dislike of one or more politicians is the very definition of cutting off your nose to spite your face. This is a decision that will affect you, your family, your job, your access to healthcare and public services, your family's opportunitues - for decades. Make your decision based on what's best for you, them, and the people who matter to you. They could be affected long, long after anyone even remembers who these people were.

Surely people are just sharing that meme as a bit of a joke? I thought it was quite funny, and would be a nice bonus for remaining - but you can laugh and agree with it and sort of say in a mock way that it's made your decision, without actually being swayed one way or the other by it. I'm sure it's people who've already decided to stay who are sharing it! I can't really imagine people making their decisions based on things like that.

I've seen the Gove thing on FB also. There's also a similar one saying that if the result is Leave, Cameron will have to step down. How true that is I don't know, but I can see why it appeals to some voters!

I know so many people who still haven't decided which way to vote as they can see positives and negatives of both scenarios. Add to that the huge uncertainty of no-one actually knowing what will happen in the future - with or without EU membership and I'm guessing there are going to be a lot of people ultimately making a decision tomorrow based on something pretty superficial. Such as "well I don't like Gove so I'll go against him and vote to remain" or "I want to see if Cameron does step down so I'll vote to leave".

I honestly don't know which way it's going to go. Remain I think - I'm suspecting when it comes to it people won't risk the change and uncertainty that leaving the EU would bring.